Woman killed after big rig crashes into I-25 bridge
FOX31 Denver|15 hours ago
A FOX31 viewer sent a video that showed an excavator on its side in the northbound lanes of I-25 and major damage to an overpass just before it.
Interstate 25 reopens in Mead following deadly crash
9NEWS|3 hours ago
Interstate 25 was closed in both directions due to a crash that killed a woman in Mead Monday evening. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. at Exit 245, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said.
Sad to see an accident like that or any accident for that matter. I would be curious to see the facts of the accident. It is not a big enough machine to require permits so that is not likely the problem. What does surprise me is that as a long time driver, it is possible to look at a load and know with a degree of certainty that it is too tall/wide and even heavy in some cases. To hit a interstate bridge means it should have been obvious to the driver it was over-height. I wouldn't try to assess fault without relevant facts but it does look bad for the driver. Unlikely the boom was not secured. More likely it was raised to high or being hauled on a too tall truck. In either instance that would be on the driver. Sad situation indeed.
They have those exact systems in places with known low clearance locations that keep getting hit. I would assume it reduces the number of bad incidents, but I know it does not eliminate them....
In a nearby city they suspended a 4" I beam on chains in front of the low overpass. It gives plenty of warning, you'll know it when you hit that...
A backhoe boom clipped the safety beam and killed a Metro detective Who was following the truck. Anything over 14’ tall requires a special permit.
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Danged autopilot!
